Scam

DoJ seizes $24M in digital currency from alleged Brazilian scammer
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6 November, 2020

DoJ seizes $24M in digital currency from alleged Brazilian scammer

Federal authorities said the digital currencies were tied to Marcos Antonio Fagundes, who is facing charges in connection with the...
Centra Tech founder deserves ‘substantial’ prison time: US prosecutors
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6 November, 2020

Centra Tech founder deserves ‘substantial’ prison time: US prosecutors

In their sentencing memorandum, prosecutors laid out their arguments as to why Robert Farkas deserved a heavy prison sentence.
$6M My Big Coin Pay scam denied motion for leave to appeal 2018 ruling
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5 November, 2020

$6M My Big Coin Pay scam denied motion for leave to appeal 2018 ruling

The CFTC described My Big Coin Pay as a Ponzi scheme which had used false statements to drive up the...
Beware of election-related digital currency scams
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4 November, 2020

Beware of election-related digital currency scams

There’s a new digital currency scam making its rounds and it’s capitalizing on the presidential election in the United States.

Operators of $1B Ponzi scheme WoToken sentenced to 9 years in prison
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4 November, 2020

Operators of $1B Ponzi scheme WoToken sentenced to 9 years in prison

A Chinese court has also ordered law enforcement agencies to seize $63.6 million worth of ill-gotten gains from the WoToken...
Alleged $1 billion BTC scammer arrested in Spain
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27 October, 2020

Alleged $1 billion BTC scammer arrested in Spain

Spanish police have arrested Santiago Fuentes, the founder and operator of a BTC trading firm alleged to have scammed 120,000...